On Tue, 23 May 2000, Sam Bayne wrote:
> > The way around the 2G linit is to access the drive as a raw defice,
> > instead of a file on the file system.
> >
> > tar -czvf /dev/hdc1 <files to backup>
>
>
> Does anyone do this? I've been thinking about it, but how do you
> deal with bad blocks, etc.? Can you put multiple volumes on
> the same drive? If so, how do you seek to each volume?
>
I have done it using BRU instead of tax, when re-aranging partitions on
another drive. The only way I have found for multiple volumes is to have
more then one partition on the drive. I am not sure how you would access
a hard drive partition like you do a non-rewinding tape so you could tack
another backup after the first one...
Mikkel
--
Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons,
for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.
--
To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe"
as the Subject.
